Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

YOOPER CREATION STORY

In da beginning dere was nuttin.

On da first day
God created da Upper Peninsula.

On da second day
He created da partridge, da deer, da bear, da fish, & da ducks.

On da third day
He said, "Let dere be Yoopers to roam da U.P."

On da fourth day
He created da udder world below.

On da fifth day
He said, "Let dere be trolls to live in da world down below."

On da sixth day
He created da bridge so da trolls would have a way to get to heaven.

God said it was good and...
On da seventh day He went huntin.






Yoo·per (ypr)

n. Michigan & Northern Wisconsin
A native or inhabitant of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.



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My children were home from the other world below over Labor Day weekend.  We played tourists because my son's girlfriend came along and she had never been to the Upper Peninsula before.

Friday, September 4, 2009

The Keweenaw Peninsula

The Keweenaw Peninsula, otherwise known to MANY as God's Country, is a vast country side full of mother nature at her ultimate best.